A-Level Results Day: The Success Stories 2018

Above, Principal Katherine Jeffrey of New Hall School, Essex where 35% of pupils achieved A*-A in their A-Level results

Despite new “tougher” exams, with course work and modules being scrapped, 2018 sees the highest number of top grades for A-Level results in six years.

In independent schools, the results are no less impressive with another solid performance from the sector this year.

Above, Alleyn’s pupils picking up their results from the south London school

Alleyn’s School, south London

36% of all grades awarded were at A*

74% of all grades awarded were at A* or A

91% of all grades awarded were at A*, A or B

25 individual students gained 3 A* grades or better

83 individual students received at least 3 A* or A grades

Felsted School, Essex

84 students took A-Levels at Felsted in 2018

65% of all grades were A* or A

Almost 90% of all grades were C or better

The pass rate was higher than 99%

Headmaster Chris Townsend commented: “This is a very pleasing set of results, especially in a year when there has been a great deal of change to A-Levels. They reflect a great deal of hard work from students and teachers, and I am very pleased to see so many Felsted pupils going off to the best universities around the world.”

Farnborough Hill, Surrey

61% of grades were A* / A, with 87% at A*, A or B. These results were the best in 10 years for the Catholic girls’ Senior School.

20% of all entries were awarded A*, with almost 60% graded A*/A and 80% A*/B

Almost one-third of all girls were awarded three or more A*/A grades

14 subjects achieved 100% A*/B grades (up from 11 in 2017)

Mathematics remained the most popular subject at A-Level, with an impressive 30% securing the top A* grade and 83% A*/A

100% of students achieving A*/A grades in art, ceramics and textiles and 60% attaining the top A* grade

Above, twins Gemma and Catherine King achieved 10 A*s between them

Lady Eleanor Holles School, Hampton, Middlesex

Twins Gemma and Catherine King, who attended the school scored 10A*s between them in today’s A-Level results. The girls, who will study Natural Sciences at Cambridge, are also impressive athletes.

95% of pupils scored A*-B in their A-Level results today. Heather Hanbury, Headmistress stated: “We congratulate all our students and wish them well as they take up their places at university, or begin their gap year. Many of them combined these wonderful A-Level results with outstanding achievements in sport, music and drama.”

Above, Actress Ana Martin who achieved three A grades in her A-Level results

Also achieving notable success in her A-Levels, today, is actress Anastasia Martin who managed to bag three A grades in drama, music and English.

Ana took her A-Levels in Split, Croatia, as the intense filming schedule required her to leave school in May. She was pulled out of the sea, where she was filming an underwater scene, literally 20 minutes before her first English exam. And after her exam she went straight back to filming the scene underwater, to complete what must have been an exhausting and crazy day!

Ana said; “Other than that, the main challenges were just that I had a very busy schedule, on set on most days at around 9am and getting off set at about 10pm, giving me little time to revise and also having to shoot for half days before and after taking exams which was tiring but also a lot of fun.

New Hall School, Essex

35% of pupils achieved A*-A

70% of pupils achieved A*-B

91% of pupils achieved A*-C

King’s Ely, Cambridge

The school is celebrating some of the highest set of A-Level results on record with almost half of all grades achieved being A* and As.

47% of all A-Level grades achieved were A* or A

75% were graded A* to B

89% were graded A* to C

99% of all students achieved A* to E

The number of students who achieved A* grades also increased to 18% this year

Despite the new, more demanding examinations, grades have significantly improved on last year with 32% of students achieving A*-A. In addition, 75% of students achieved an A*-A and 100% A*-B in their Extended Project Qualification (EPQ).

Solid academic performances were recorded across the subject board with 67% of students securing an A in maths and 100% A-B. 66% gained an A*-A in geography, 100% an A* in Latin, 100% an A in music and 67% an A in Spanish. Of those girls who chose to take an extra language at A-Level 100% secured A*-A grades.

Above, nearly 70% of pupils at City of London Boys achieved A*-A

City of London, Boys

27 pupils received three A* grades

Over 70 pupils were awarded three or more A* and As with over 68% of all grades at this level

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